Alexander Fortin

I'm a Software Engineer passionate about automation and all the things as Code

Now that Deno is sunsetting I decided to adopt Crystal as new language for my plumbing and fun projects while keeping Go as go-to for everything “prod-grade”

To start with fun I just rewrote the IRCv3 bot initlially built in Deno: ladies and gentlemen please welcome BOTium

forge.l3x.in/alex/botium
botiumforge.l3x.in
2026-10-17View on Bluesky
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Congrats!! Looking forward to the Switch 2 release 👾
2026-10-16View on Bluesky
A very well written goodbye to Deno, you'll be missed 😢

www.vlt.io/blog/competi...

#postroll
Thank you, Deno | vlt /vōlt/www.vlt.io
2026-10-16View on Bluesky

Stop complaining about enshittification. Use the alternatives
In the last past 10 years or so I've gradually tried to distance myself from various form or "enshittification", I talk here about some of the alternatives I have chosen and why I think they serve me better than the most popular ones.
2026-10-0912 min
Serverless vanity Go import server
I cooked my bespoke solution to avoid coupling my Go code with GitHub
2026-09-281 min
Cheap and easy throwaway VPN server
I travel a lot and I don't like censored internet, in this article I'm discussing the various workarounds I put in place to circumvent restrictions.
2026-09-226 min